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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Duke chapter.

I remember when we met.

There was bunch of us in the back of the bus.

He was just my best friend’s brother.

How could a monster have such a great disguise?

 

There was bunch of us in the back of the bus.

He set his eyes on me.

How could a monster have such a great disguise?

To him, everyday was halloween.

 

He set his eyes on me.

I didn’t look away.

To him, everyday was halloween.

He played his tricks and stole my treats.

 

I didn’t look away.

What a regretted decision.

He played his tricks and stole my treats.

He broke my heart with such precision.

 

What a regretted decision.

I chose the worst of the worst

He broke my heart with such precision.

And what’s worse? He treated me like an option.

 

I chose the worst of the worst.

A ghost that only cried booty.

And what’s worse? He treated me like an option.

His heart was a house of horrors.

 

A ghost that only cried booty.

I remember when we met.

His heart was a house of horrors.

I wish he was still just my best friend’s brother.

Resilience Williamson is junior at Duke University. They are from Mebane, NC. They are majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Education. They are also pursuing their Teaching License in Secondary Education. Their dream is to become a high school teacher who educates and empowers black and brown children through mathematics. Afterwards, Resilience hopes to earn their MSW and MPH and become a social worker and superior advocate for children in North Carolina. Resilience believes that poetry is a powerful source for liberation and exploration. They have really been able to reclaim their narrative and embrace healing through poetry. Resilience hopes to dive into more diverse styles of storytelling as their writing develops. When Resilience is not crafting poetic narratives and conquering the world one math problem at a time, Resilience dedicates their time to developing finance and finesse strategies because they believe that art of finessing is rooted in self-investment and self-care. Resilience encourages those around them to pour into themselves whether it be mind, body, spirit, or bag.